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Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults Aged 19 Years or Older — United States, 2014

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 CDCRecommendations for routine use of vaccines in children, adolescents, and adults are developed by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/pdf/wk/mm63e0203a2.pdf

Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule-2014:

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ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES VACCINES FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM VACCINES TO PREVENT MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE

CDCResolution No. 10/13

The purpose of this resolution is to update the resolution to include use of a meningococcal vaccine recently licensed for use in a new age group and to simplify the language within the recommended vaccination schedule and intervals section.

Ver documento: vacunas antimeningococicas CDC

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Calendario de Vacunaciones del Adulto en Estados Unidos. CDC.

cdcCalendario de Vacunaciones del Adulto en Estados Unidos. CDC.

Actualizado a agosto de 2013

 

 

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CDC/NHSN Surveillance Definition of Healthcare-Associated Infection and Criteria for Specific Types of Infections in the Acute Care Setting

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This chapter contains the CDC/NHSN surveillance definition of healthcare-associated infection (HAI) and criteria for all specific types of HAI. Comments and reporting instructions that follow the site-specific criteria provide further explanation and are integral to the correct application of the criteria. This chapter also provides further required criteria for the specific infection types that constitute organ/space surgical site infections (SSI) (e.g., mediastinitis that may follow a coronary artery bypass graft, intra-abdominal abscess after colon surgery).

Ver artículo completo: Criterios de IN 2013

Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule — United States, 2012

Each year, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) reviews the recommended adult immunization schedule to ensure that the schedule reflects current recommendations for licensed vaccines. In October 2011, ACIP approved the adult immunization schedule for 2012, which includes several changes from 2011.

http://www.cdc.gov/…/mmwr-adult-schedule.pdf

Destaca, entre otras novedades :

  • TDa: una dosis para adultos en contactos con niños menores de 1 año (padres, abuelos, maestros etc).
  • TDa: Embarazadas con más de 20 semanas de gestación.
  • VPH: indicación para varones homosexuales (13-21 años).
  • VPH: varones hasta 26 años con inmunosupresión o VIH.
  • VHB: Diabéticos I menores de 60 años.